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Arlington Heights News, Sports, Weather, Health & FitnessTue, 31 Mar 2015 18:51:33 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Animal Complaint: Three Dogs Being Loud While Fornicating Near Hintz Rd and Ridge Ave, Arlington Heightshttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/09/animal-complaint-three-dogs-being-loud-while-fornicating-near-hintz-rd-and-ridge-ave-arlington-heights/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/09/animal-complaint-three-dogs-being-loud-while-fornicating-near-hintz-rd-and-ridge-ave-arlington-heights/#commentsSun, 30 Sep 2012 21:58:15 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=55961Arlington Heights police received a report about 4:52 PM Sunday an animal complaint at Hintz Road and Ridge Avenue. Police received a report that three dogs were being loud while fornicating on the north side of the street.

This takes the barking dog complaint to a new level. Today has been a significant day for animal complaints.

A second possible cougar sighting was reported in less than one week was reported in Schaumburg near Barrington Road and Schaumburg Road.

Police also receive a report of a napping turtle in the middle of the road (unknown location).

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]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/07/piglets-on-the-loose-at-heritage-farm-on-plum-grove-road-schaumburg/feed/1Oops, Customer Still in CVS Pharmacy at Irving Park Rd, Schaumburg; All Employees Home for the Nighthttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/oops-customer-still-in-cvs-pharmacy-at-irving-park-rd-schaumburg-all-employees-home-for-the-night/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/oops-customer-still-in-cvs-pharmacy-at-irving-park-rd-schaumburg-all-employees-home-for-the-night/#commentsMon, 27 Feb 2012 04:41:41 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=51272Schaumburg police responded about 10:25 p.m. Sunday to a report that a customer was stranded inside a closed CVS Pharmacy, 1855 West Irving Park Road. Police received a report from a customer that all the employees left the store and that he was still inside the store. First police officer on the scene reported, “we definitely have a customer in here.”

Police were working on getting an agent of the pharmacy to respond to help the customer out of the store. The store at 1855 West Irving Park Road closes at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.

The person in the store was placed in custody while police and the store agent reviewed video security images to confirm that no thefts or suspicious activity occurred. No word on any arrest.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/oops-customer-still-in-cvs-pharmacy-at-irving-park-rd-schaumburg-all-employees-home-for-the-night/feed/0Morton Grove Fire Called to Rescue Woman for Clothes Stuck in Escalator at LA Fitness on Dempster Rdhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/morton-grove-fire-called-to-rescue-woman-for-clothes-stuck-in-escalator-at-la-fitness-on-dempster-rd/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/morton-grove-fire-called-to-rescue-woman-for-clothes-stuck-in-escalator-at-la-fitness-on-dempster-rd/#commentsSun, 26 Feb 2012 15:39:25 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=51254Morton Grove firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:27 a.m. Sunday to a report of a woman with clothes “stuck in an elevator door” at LA Fitness, 6821 Dempster Road. Firefighters first on the scene reported a woman had clothes entrapped in an escalator at the second floor. The woman’s clothing was cut to free her from the escalator prior to arrival of emergency responders. Firefighters confirmed that the ambulance was continuing to the scene, and the woman was being treated for possible injuries.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/morton-grove-fire-called-to-rescue-woman-for-clothes-stuck-in-escalator-at-la-fitness-on-dempster-rd/feed/0Female’s Tongue Stuck to a Pole at St. Raymond’s Church on South Elmhurst Rd, Mt. Prospecthttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/females-tongue-stuck-to-a-pole-at-st-raymonds-church-on-south-elmhurst-rd-mt-prospect/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/females-tongue-stuck-to-a-pole-at-st-raymonds-church-on-south-elmhurst-rd-mt-prospect/#commentsSat, 11 Feb 2012 02:08:12 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=51007Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:01 p.m. Friday to St. Raymond’s Church, 300 South Elmhurst Road to a report that a female’s tongue was stuck, frozen to a pole. The female managed to get her tongue free of the pole before firefighter/paramedics arrived. Firefigher/paramedics continued in to check to make sure the female wasn’t injured.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2012/02/females-tongue-stuck-to-a-pole-at-st-raymonds-church-on-south-elmhurst-rd-mt-prospect/feed/0A Bizarre Day Before Thanksgiving: Police Chasing a Chihuahua on the Train Tracks, and Woman Throws Oxygen Tanks at Husbandhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/a-bizarre-day-before-thanksgiving-police-chasing-a-chihuahua-on-the-train-tracks-and-woman-throws-oxygen-tanks-at-husband/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/a-bizarre-day-before-thanksgiving-police-chasing-a-chihuahua-on-the-train-tracks-and-woman-throws-oxygen-tanks-at-husband/#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2011 23:16:45 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=49210Animal stories dominate a bizarre day this Wednesday before Thanksgiving in the Northwest suburbs. Today’s B-shift on the police force started abruptly.

Wednesday morning several dogs were running loose, including one little Chihuahua that had police chasing him down the railroad tracks in Arlington Heights near Euclid Avenue and Northwest Highway about 8:45 a.m.

Police reported the dog was on the tracks and looked like he was going to stay on the tracks. Then he took off northbound on Harvard from Northwest Highway. Somebody else called in and thought the dog was a Boston Terrier — last seen near Ridge and Elm. Metra was alerted to be on the lookout for the 2-on-4 foot pursuit near the tracks.

Next a gas station clerk called in to report that a man stole a hot dog.

An injured kitten was found missing one leg.

A woman in Buffalo Grove reported two coyotes hanging around six children playing at a playground.

This afternoon Arlington Heights police received a report about 3:11 p.m. of a domestic dispute when a husband called to report that his 65-year-old wife was throwing her oxygen tank at him at their home on North Dunton Avenue.

A witness reported about 4:22 p.m. Wednesday that a 65-year-old man was seen kicking a puppy in the front yard in the 1300 block of South Harvard Avenue. The witness reported the man has a history of having a bad temper.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/a-bizarre-day-before-thanksgiving-police-chasing-a-chihuahua-on-the-train-tracks-and-woman-throws-oxygen-tanks-at-husband/feed/0Refrigerator Falls Off Truck on Rand Road; Mount Prospect Police Help Lift it Back to Truckhttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/refrigerator-falls-off-truck-on-rand-road-police-help-lift/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/refrigerator-falls-off-truck-on-rand-road-police-help-lift/#commentsTue, 22 Nov 2011 19:33:19 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=49177Mount Prospect police responded about police responded about 1:25 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a refrigerator that fell onto the roadway on northwestbound lanes of Rand Road west of Mount Prospect Road. The refrigerator fell off of a flatbed truck. Police helped lift the refrigerator back onto the truck.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/11/refrigerator-falls-off-truck-on-rand-road-police-help-lift/feed/0Bizarre Set of Emergency Calls in One Week for Suicidal Maleshttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/bizarre-set-of-emergency-calls-in-one-week/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/bizarre-set-of-emergency-calls-in-one-week/#commentsThu, 07 Apr 2011 11:00:06 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=40547Whether it’s a long winter, the economy or just plain inexplicable, there have been two bizarre apparent suicide attempts in the past week — one resulted in a death. It’s times like these that you just have to bow your head and feel for someone who ends up committing extreme violence on his or her own body. And you have to feel for the family or friends who discover such acts of violence. And finally, but not in the least, you have to feel for the police and firefighter/paramedics who endure careers with multiple sightings of violence. For the emergency workers, you just hope it doesn’t occur too often in a short time period. It’s time to stop reading if you don’t want the details.

Both suicide attempts involved males. At least one of the males was in his 80’s. He allegedly attempted to shoot himself in the neck or throat area with a crossbow last Thursday morning. He survived after being rushed by Arlington Heights Fire Department firefighter/paramedics with a police escort to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

The second victim allegedly killed himself using a powered Skil saw in the basement of a home, and was discovered Wednesday morning. Arlington Heights police are investigating both cases.

Risk Factors of Suicide

Family history of suicide

Family history of child maltreatment

Previous suicide attempt(s)

History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression

History of alcohol and substance abuse

Feelings of hopelessness

Impulsive or aggressive tendencies

Cultural and religious beliefs (e.g., belief that suicide is noble resolution of a personal dilemma)

Local epidemics of suicide

Isolation, a feeling of being cut off from other people

Barriers to accessing mental health treatment

Loss (relational, social, work, or financial)

Physical illness

Easy access to lethal methods

Unwillingness to seek help because of the stigma attached to mental health and substance abuse disorders or to suicidal thoughts

SUICIDE TRENDS
In a U.S. study in 2006, suicide was one of the top twenty leading causes of death among persons ages 10 years and older. Suicide ranked 11th, accounting for 33,289 deaths.

Males
From 1991 to 2006, suicide rates were consistently higher among males 65 years and older compared to the younger age groups. However, the suicide rates in males 65 and older declined considerably from 40.12 suicides per 100,000 in 1991 to 28.51 suicides per 100,000 in 2006.

Similarly, suicide rates declined among males 10 to 24 years from 15.43 suicides per 100,000 in 1991 to 11.39 suicides per 100,000 in 2006.

Suicide rates in males 25-64 years also declined from 24.08 suicides per 100,000 in 1991 to 21.27 suicides per 100,000 in 2000, but increased to 23.07 suicides per 100,000 in 2006.

Females
From 1991 to 2006, suicide rates were consistently higher among females ages 25 to 64 years as compared to the other age groups. Suicide rates in females 25 to 64 years increased from 5.75 suicides per 100,000 in 2000 to 6.80 suicides per 100,000 in 2006. Though an increase was also seen among males age 25-64 years over time, the percent increase in this age group is greater for females than for males: a 19% increase between 2000 and 2006 is observed among females 25-64 years and an 8% increase between 2000 and 2006 is observed among males 25-64 years.

Suicide rates in females 65 years and older decreased from 5.94 deaths per 100,000 in 1991 to 3.87 per 100,000 in 2006.

Suicide rates generally declined among females 10 to 24 years, except for an increase from 2.18 suicides per 100,000 in 2003 to 2.68 suicides per 100,000 in 2004.

According to a study from 2002-2006, most suicides among males were by firearm, then suffocation, then poisoning and falls.

According to the study from 2002-2006, most suicides among women are by poisoning, then firearms, then suffocation and falls.

The ‘other’ category for mechanism of suicide was about the same in both sexes.

]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2011/04/bizarre-set-of-emergency-calls-in-one-week/feed/1Red Car Driven on Northwest Highway with the Hood All the Way Uphttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/10/driving-on-northwest-highway-with-the-hood-all-the-way-up/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/10/driving-on-northwest-highway-with-the-hood-all-the-way-up/#commentsMon, 11 Oct 2010 19:55:48 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=30446Arlington Heights police received a report about 12:45 p.m. Monday that a red car, with its hood up, was traveling westbound on Northwest Highway from Kaspar Avenue in Arlington Heights. The hood was reported all the up — blocking the view of the driver. The car was last seen passing Kennicott. No report of police contact with the vehicle.

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]]>http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/10/driving-on-northwest-highway-with-the-hood-all-the-way-up/feed/1Help Police! My Teenaged Son is Destroying the House Looking for His Cell Phone! … and Morehttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/08/help-police-teenaged-son-is-destroying-the-house-looking-for-his-cell-phone-and-more/
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2010/08/help-police-teenaged-son-is-destroying-the-house-looking-for-his-cell-phone-and-more/#commentsWed, 04 Aug 2010 17:08:40 +0000http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=27473Heard from around the northwest suburbs this week. Police responded to a home where the teenaged son was on a rampage looking for his cell phone — and apparently destroying parts of the house in the process.

Later the same night a man walked into a convenience store and asked if there was any pot (marijuana) for sale.